For gates, you should consider pivot hinges which are best suited to work for heavy duty doors. For kitchen cabinets, you can work with something, clean and dainty. If you dont want your hinges to show, you can go for concealed hinges, pr if you want to leave a mark, you can go for decorative ones. There is so much to choose from. Metals like brass and steel are ideal. You can pick and choose between black, white and chrome to antique brass, copper or even pewter. There are around fourteen finishes to choose from and make your home or office, look custom made. You can start from shiny to dull and antique to smooth polish; a hinge with the perfect finish can sprinkle a dash of elegance to any room and bring the complete look to a culmination point.

If you have concealed hinges and want to move to surface mounted cabinet hinges, chances are good that youll want to go with either semi-concealed hinges where only the frame wing is visible (the door part goes on the back side of the cabinet door), overlay hinges, or inset hinges. It just depends on the type cabinet doors you have. Before you redo all your hinges buy several different styles and finishes and put them on them in various parts of the kitchen. You can then get a sense of which works best for you from the standpoint of design and décor before going through the effort of replacing all the cabinet door hinges in the home.

Now that you appreciate the invention of door hinges, you need to make sure you have the right ones at work in your home. First, make sure you have enough to do the job that needs to be done on your door. For the most part you will be able to choose between 2 or 3 door hinges on most doors. In some cases the door will come with the set number of hinges. In other cases, you should think about the weight of the door before deciding on the number of hinges that should be used.